Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-08-29
Progress in San Joaquin.
Salvation Army Raid on woodland.
FROM SHASTA COUNTY.
Interesting Items from this Thriving Sec
tion of the State.

ZION oil the state.
REDDING Cali, August 2S 1887.
EDS. REooRD-UNIoN Judging from pres
ent appearances, there is no dimuntion in
the boom of real estate in Shasta COUNTY
especially in the town of Redding and
vicinity. There is very perceptible swell
the number of real estate sales, one
agent alone selling $25, 800 worth in one
day during the past week, amongst which
were the following
Nine acres in Honn's addition, to ]. c..
Stewart Of st. Louis, Mo-, for 50. 500; two
pieces of city property to Professor Dwi-
nellie, of the Agricultural College. for
$1,000: four-acre lot in Dakyn's addition
for 5000, and 160 acres four miles east of
town for $500, to Henry C. Myers, of
Honolulu.
The Shasta County improvement Com
pany, of San Francisco, have also COM
pleted the sale of seventeen thousand acres
of land, near Shingletown, to be colonized
by negroes from North Carolina This was
brought about by the exertions of minis
ter named Petty, who was here about a year
ago, and on his return to North Carolina
called meetings of colored farmers and
$500 people attended, and as a result
thousands of them agreed to occupy these
lands at Shingletown. This is the kind of
boom to astonish the natives
project which has been discussed in a
vague way for some time, and which the
Republican Free Press, of this town. has
shown the advantage of on several occa.
sions, has at last come to focus; and a
corporation with capital stock of $500 900.
divided into $4,000 shares of $40 each, for
the purpose of damming the Sacramento
river above Middle Creek, to irrigate the
land south and southwest of Redding as
Tar as Cottonwood, has been formed. A
preliminary survey was made this week.
" Irrigation and mechanical power are the
principal results aimed at, and the success
OF the scheme will make Redding a man
ufacturlDg town of no small extent" So
says the Free Press.
The Shasta county Agricultural and
Mineral Association Fair, to be held here
September 7th, Sth and 9th, promises to be
grand affair, the demand for pavilion
room being so great that the Directors have
resolved to build large platform. Farm
ers especially, and others are rustling to
make good exhibition, and deputation
has gone to San Francisco to try and secure
an exhibition of machinery and look after
the interests of the fair generally. Twelve
horses are now in training for the races
and the premium list is liberal.
Now for Improvements in the town; it
has long been complaint that the hotel
accommodation was not sufficient, so about
three months ago George Groves, the
enterprising landlord of the Paragon. com
menced building a branch on the west side
OF the railroad, to be called the Del Monte.
1t IS on rising ground, two blocks from the
track, and consists of thirty-two rooms.
splendidly furnished and carpeted. each
opening on balcony from which a beauti-
full view can be obtained of the town and
surrounding country. 1t is delightful re.
treat from the noise and hustle of the town
for those who wish to stay in Redding for
few days or longer period
BY the way, Mr.. Groves attends to the
intellectual wants of his guests also, for
every morning at 6 o'clock he places six
copies of the evening edition of the RECORD
UNION of the night before, which arrives
here at 400 A. NJ, and what is more, sees
that none of them are taken away before
breakfast is over, so that his guests can not
only supply their stomachs with the best
OF everything but can take in the news
from all parts of the world on clean, con-
servative basis, and thus satisfy both cray
ingS at once
L forgot to state that the Del Monte is
surmounted by tower, to be used as a
reading room. The whole is now ready
for occupancy. Conroy & Wisem ans two
story brick building on the corner of Yuba
and California streets, with a frontage of
ninety feet and depth of one hundred and
forty, is now finished. 1t contains 10000
brick, and will cost when completely fitted
$4,000. Another brick, to corner on Mari
ket and 4uba and adjoip the above is con-
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substantial business buildings. Holt &
Gregg. the contractors, have their hands
full OF work, and, including their two
orickyards, employ over one hundred men.
They are rustlers.
AS the Superior Court of Tehama county
mas decided all points respecting the re-
moval of the county-seat here in favor of
Redding, there is hardly a shadow of q
doubt but it will come. The Supreme
Court, l believe, is to decide it, SO next
Thursday, according to proclamation OF
the Board of Supervisors, our citizens will
vote on the incorporation of the town. and
no doubt it will be carried by a large ma
lorlty in its favor, as the population is in
creasing so fast that some kind of govern
ment is required to keep the wheels of
progress rolling and guard the avenues of
progress in systematic manner, our popu-
lation now being over 1000.
1t is only Question of time that the de-
veiopment of the mineral and agricultural
resources of Shasta county will make Red
ing prominent trade center the best of
grain and hay land is to be found in the
southern portion of the county, but suf-
ficient is not under cultivation to supply
more than the home consumption. That
will soon be rectified by the Immigration
which is bound to come. When / look
around me in this vicinity, in reminds me
of range of highlands near Salem, in
Oregon, called the Waldo Hills, the soil of
which is red. A few years ago this soil was
believed sterile, and almost worthless, but
some adventurous spirits experimental
with it. and now those hills produce the
best grain in the State and for cleared
farms there you must pay from $50 to $50
an acre, exclusive of improyements